It's a few months in the rear-view mirror, but the impact of a snowy spring is still lingering across Weld County fields.

Local farmers say they're now in need of a long and dry fall to harvest what are behind-schedule crops, brought on by late plantings in abnormally cold and wet conditions during April and May.

September is typically a time of full-swing harvest.

After onion harvest gradually picks up during July, harvest for corn silage and dry beans typically starts in mid to late August, and then harvesting corn for grain and sugar beets kicks off in mid to late September — with all harvests lasting into October, if not longer.

"All crops are about 10 days to two weeks behind," said Randy Knutson, who on Tuesday afternoon was prepping his fields to plant winter wheat, rather than harvesting his crops.

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In addition to late planting in the spring, waves of hail storms, too, have stunted the growth of crops in some Weld County fields, farmers say.

"Because the crops are behind, we're now going to need a while to get everything harvested," said Artie Elmquist, a Mead-area farmer. "Hopefully, the weather cooperates and gives us enough time this fall, so nothing gets left out in the field."

Slower-than-average crop progress has been seen statewide this year.

According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Tuesday, only 14 percent of Colorado's onions have been harvested so far — compared to 31 percent at this time last year, and the 5-year average of 28 percent harvested by this time of the year.

The report also noted that 11 percent of the state's corn silage was harvested — compared to 25 percent of the state's crop harvested by this time in 2012, and the five-year average of 13 percent.

However, even if they're not up to par in maturity for this time of the year, the crops look good overall, farmers say.

If Mother Nature is cooperative enough to be dry and mild and keep winter storms away beyond October, they could see average or even above-average yields in many fields.

Heading into this growing season, farmers were expecting to deal with tough growing conditions.

The 2012 drought had drained reservoirs in the region, meaning irrigation water would be in short supply.

But once farmers finally got their crops in the ground in May and June, timely rains came through for much of the region in July and August.

July's total rainfall for the Greeley area was on par with the historic average, and that — teamed up with the abundance of soil moisture and snowpack from late spring storms — helped most farmers stretch their limited irrigation supplies.